| Convergence | Acc304 | | Home | 5/22/2011 | This report will discuss the convergence of IFRS and GAAP‚ it will cover some of the similarities and differences between the two‚ go over risk for companies as well as ways for companies to prepare. | IFRS and GAAP and what convergence means. In financial surprise accounting the objective for financial reporting are to provide useful information for potential investors and creditors‚ assessing cash flow‚ and about claims and changes
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CASE 4-1: Bessrawl Corporation Reconciliation of net income from U.S. GAAP to IFRS 2011 Net Income according to U.S. GAAP attributable to equity holders of Bessrawl Corporation ………… $1‚000‚000.00 IFRS adjustments: Add: Reversal of inventory cost written down to replacement cost….. 10‚000.00 Less: Additional depreciation of building after 2011 revaluation……..
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CHAPTER 5 BALANCE SHEET AND STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS IFRS questions are available at the end of this chapter. TRUe-FALSE—Conceptual Answer No. Description F 1. Liquidity and solvency. T 2. Limitations of the balance sheet. T 3. Definition of financial flexibility. T 4. Long-term liability disclosures. F 5. Definitions of the balance sheet. F 6. Land held for speculation. T 7. Balance sheet format. F 8. Purpose of statement of cash flows. F 9. Statement of cash flows
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time and effort‚ however switching to IFRS could be beneficial to your company. In this memo we would like to address the costs and benefits of switching from U.S GAAP to IFRS. We will also analyze the impact that the change would have on Bessrawl’s financial statements. One of the cons of switching to IFRS is the cost and time. The initial cost to convert to IFRS will be high as the employees need to be retrained on how to prepare financial statements under IFRS standards. The process of implementing
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reporting’ is ideal but untrue. The standard referred to in this essay will be the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Adoption of IFRS‚ which include old and revised IAS‚ was the approach selected by Europe and many other countries. More than 100 countries have agreed to require or allow adoption of IFRS‚ or have established timelines for the adoption of IFRS. However‚ not all 122 jurisdictions that follow it will have the same standards set for financial reports produces. Additionally
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are responsible for many inconsistencies in international financial reporting. Domestic accounting standards‚ collectively referred to as U.S. GAAP‚ or Generally Accepted Accounting Principles‚ are set and maintained by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)‚ while international standards‚ known as International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)‚ are issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). Citing the detrimental effects of accounting fraud by several large publicly
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IFRS versus GAAP Comparison Jennifer Brown‚ Jason Hammock‚ Dominec Pietrandrea‚ Anne Risley‚ Inga Wedderburn ACC/291 November 24‚ 2014 Kevin Waters IFRS versus GAAP Comparison In the United States‚ companies use an accounting method referred to as Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP). While the U.S. has structured GAAP to align all reporting for U.S. businesses‚ it is different from most other countries accounting standards. International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) is an accounting
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Topic: IFRS and US GAAP in the Oil and Natural Gas Industry Summer 2013 July 17‚ 2013 Introduction Many countries in the world speaks many different languages when it comes to financial reporting. When one compare the accounting standards years ago to what is seen today‚ it’s shown that investors tolerated a great deal. As the markets are becoming global‚ investors are choosing the better global accounting standards that are available to them. For this reason‚ this paper will point out the International
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using IFRS standards. With that in mind‚ what are some of the challenges facing the accounting profession‚ and how do you see them affecting you in the future? Provide specific details to support your opinion in your response. Initial Professor and Class‚ Countries using International Financial Reporting Standards rules and guidelines can be somewhat complicated because IFRS sets its own rules how companies prepare and disclose their financial statements. Whereas‚ U.S. GAAP guidelines
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Chapter 6 (Case 6-1 CHINA PETROLEUM AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION) 1.The net profit figure reported under PRC GAAP is RMB 19‚011 million. This is RMB 2‚592 million lower than the amount under IFRS‚ and RMB 6‚566 million lower than the amount under U.S. GAAP. The net profit figure of RMB 19‚011 reported under PRC GAAP was increased to RMB 21‚593 under IFRS. The increase of RMB 2‚582 under IFRS was due to the following reasons: Dep. and disposal of oil and gas properties RMB3‚044 Acquisition of subsidiaries
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